Context:
Parliamentarians paid tribute to Chittaranjan Das on his birth anniversary.
C. R. Das:
- Born in – 1870 in Calcutta
- Known as – ‘Deshbandhu’
- Died in – 1925
Contributions:
- Successfully defended Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore bomb case in 1909.
- Instrumental in bringing together Hindu and Muslim communities in Bengal
- Participated in the Swadeshi movement 1905
- Participated in Non-Cooperation Movement in 1920.
- Served as Congress President in Gaya Session (1922)
- Founded the Swaraj Party within the Congress with Motilal Nehru in 1923.
- Served as the 1st president of the party
- Death of CR Das led to a split among Swarajists
- 1st elected mayor of the Calcutta Municipal Corporation (1924).
- Established National University at Dacca (1921).
- Newspaper – ‘Forward’, later named ‘Liberty’.
- Books – India for Indians, Freedom through Disobidience
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)